I watched a neat documentary about the past, present, and future of game shows called Game Changers (hosted by Alex Trebek.) I’ve been watching game shows all my life, and I would still drop everything to watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.

It was fun learning about all the different game shows throughout the years and to see hosts that I only knew as older people doing shows back in the sixties and seventies.

When I was a kid, my summer days centered around The Price is Right. I watched cartoons and other game shows while eating breakfast, but at 10 a.m., my brother and I watched the Price is Right. We knew every game by heart.

As soon as Bob Barker told us to control the pet population, the TV was turned off, and we had to play outside. That was fine with us because there were only soap operas after 11 a.m.

In the evening, my family watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. Pat Sajak and Vanna White are almost family members.

Jeopardy! is probably my favorite game show, followed closely by the Price is Right. Do you have a favorite game show? Do you like game shows? If you do, I recommend Game Changers. It was a nice walk down memory lane.

You can also go see the Nutcracker or your school’s winter concert, but if you have never been to a Tuba Christmas event, I highly recommend it. You can find one in your area by going to their website and typing in your state.

Tuba Christmas has been happening for 46 years. The first Tuba Christmas was held at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City. I bet the music sounded awesome bouncing off the skyscrapers.

When I was in college, I learned to play the tuba so I could participate in Tuba Christmas. My hubby has played the tuba since high school, and we both joined the event in 1994. Our concert was held outside and had about fifty tuba and baritone players. So cool.

I have been playing a different Christmas album each day in December. It’s a lot of fun to hear different performers sing familiar carols, but it doesn’t match hearing those songs played live. Take time to take in a concert this month with friends and family. It will brighten everyone’s holiday. Especially if it is tubas.

Tape? What year did I make this list? I still have several Christmas cassettes, but this year I’m transferring them into iTunes as I have done with all my other tapes. I do have a cassette player, but I rarely pull it out, and it’s easier to play the music on my phone.

My dad had a speaker in every room that connected to his record player and stereo. In December, we would put a stack of 33s on the rod and listen to all the side A’s as they dropped. We’d then turn the stack over and listen to the other sides. Dad had Spike Jones, Mitch Miller, Elvis Presley, The Mormon Tabernacle, and others. It was fun to listen to as we wrapped gifts or hung lights.

When I went to college, I copied most of his records onto cassettes so I could play them in my dorm room. Some of them I have since bought on CD, but others are really hard to find, so I’ll just add them as they are.

I don’t know why I added the part about reducing road rage, but it’s probably true. It’s hard to be mad at other drivers when you are singing “Rudolf, The Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

Whether you listen to the radio, an 8-track, a cassette, a CD, your phone, or SiriusXM, I hope you’ll play some festive music in the car and be courteous to other drivers. We’re all a little crazy this time of year.